Laws Pertaining to Tisha Be’av There are five categories of abstinence which must be observed on Tisha Be’av: Eating and drinking, washing one’s self, rubbing one’s body with oils or lotions, wearing leather shoes, and marital relations. Our Sages also prohibited learning Torah on Tisha Be’av, for the words of Torah gladden the heart. The…
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Fast of Tisha Be’av / Falls Out on Motza’ei Shabbat
Those Who are Obligated and Exempt from the Fast of Tisha Be’av and their Status when Tisha Be’av Falls Out on Motza’ei Shabbat Someone Ill with a Non-Life-Threatening Illness, An Elderly Person, and a Woman who has Recently Given Birth One who is ill (meaning when one is actually bedridden and the like, even if…
Kinah for Tisha B’Av Revised
D’var Torah The Three Weeks Kinah for Tisha B’Av Revised By Rabbi Label Lam 1 Woe to us on this bitter day! We have what to cry about! Woe for all the heads without Tefillin After 3700 years from Avraham Avinu After having survived Holocausts and Inquisitions… Jewish boys and girls blunder In the darkness…
Tisha Be’av
KINNOS FOR THE SIX MILLION KEDOSHIM (Holy Martyrs): The destruction of the Six Million is our own generation’s stark connection to the eternalTishah B’Av. Two great and inspiring spiritual leaders of our time, The Bobover Rebbe andRav Shimon Schwab composed Kinnos lamenting and memorializing the unspeakable tragedy. Adopted by many congregations worldwide, these painful laments…
The Laws of Erev Tisha Be’av
The Sefer HaMinhagim, authored by Rabbeinu Eizik Tirna, states that one should not leisurely stroll around on Erev Tisha Be’av. The Rama, some great Acharonim, and seemingly Maran Ha’Chida as well, rule accordingly. On Erev Tisha Be’av during the “Seuda Ha’Mafseket,” last meal before the fast (which takes place following halachic midday, as we shall…
Tishah B’Av Reading
Weekly Download: Tishah B’Av Reading POSTED ON JULY 31, 2014 BY MIRIAMP / Artscroll Blog With Tishah B’Av approaching, we want to help our readers prepare to have a meaningful fast. This week we are sharing two free downloads that will make your Tishah B’Av more meaningful. First, a portion of the Kinnos: The destruction of the…
Tisha B’Av (תשעה באב)
Tisha B’Av (תשעה באב) (Audio, Video and PDF) 07/17/2013 Deuteronomy 4:25-40, Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10; Jeremiah 8:13- 9:23, Isaiah 55:6-56:8, Matthew 24:1-3 To Download Right Click Button and hit “Save As” “Save Target As” “Save Link As” or “Save File As” Download HD Version Download Mobile Version Audio Version /Tisha B’Av ( ) – Christopher Fredrickson tisha_bav__.mp3…
When Av Begins, We Reduce Our Joy
When Av Begins, We Reduce Our Joy Today, Sunday, is Erev Rosh Chodesh Av. Tomorrow, Monday, is Rosh Chodesh Av, may Hashem soon change it to a month of joy and celebration. The Jewish Nation’s Fortune during the Month of Av Although we customarily implement some mourning customs during the entire “Three Weeks” as we…
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ABCs of Tisha B’Av & the Three Weeks
ABCs of Tisha B’Av & the Three Weeks by Rabbi Shraga Simmons The Jewish national period of mourning. » Click here for the complete Tisha B’Av section « View overview video: Crash Course on Tisha B’Av The “Three Weeks” between the 17th of Tammuz and the Tisha B’Av have historically been days of misfortune and calamity for the Jewish…
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